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eetings of professional/clinical interest are scheduled four-five times during each academic year. They are usually held on the first or third Friday of the month in October, January, April, and June. (Upcoming Events)These meetings are held at the Behavior Health Center (formerly the Psychiatric Institute) of Westchester County Medical Center, in Valhalla, New York at Noon. The meetings last for 2 hours. The format is informal. A buffet luncheon of Chinese food is served. There is a brief business meeting followed by a presentation by an invited guest or guests. One and 1/2 hours of Continuing Education credit (CME) is offered for attendance.
The following have been the presentations since September, 2001:
September (annual meeting): Community Meeting where members informally presented clinical work experiences, writings or ideas in progress. This allowed us to give feedback and support and learn more about each other’s work.
September 14, 2001, Community meeting: Discussion and exploration of the impact of the tragedy of September 11th on our patients, our families and ourselves, along with opportunities for volunteering and service to the community.
October 26th, 2001, "Group Process and Contagion Factors in Self-Harm: Disordered eating, self-mutilation, tattooing and body piercing, suicidality", Sharon Farber, Ph.D.
December 14th, 2001, "Post-Truamatic Stress and Group Therapy: from World War II to the World Trade Center Trauma," Ken Reinhard, Ph.D.
February 8th, 2002, "Critical Incident Stress Debriefing (CISD) Groups", Robert Pepper, MSW, Ph.D.
March 8, 2002, "The Use of Psychodramatic Techniques In Families", Marcia Geller, PhD, and Chris Farmer, MD.
May 10, 2002, "Biodanza-Healing Movements", Susan Bello, Ph.D., ATR.
June 7, 2002, End of the year Membership Bash: Gourmet Dinner & Panel: "Group Process and Medication Issues: How Do They Mix?" Details.
Additional presenters have included: Janet Baumann, MSW; Martha Broderick, MSW; James Cosse, PhD.; Sheila Ehrlich, PhD.; Sharon Farber, PhD.; Dr. Christopher Farmer; Marcia Geller, Ph.D.; Dr. Mike Harris; David Janeway, DO; Karl Kessle, MD; Howard Kibel, MD; Jeffrey Kleinberg, PhD.; Ellen Litman, PhD.; Zerka Moreno; Bert Pepper, MD; Arnold Rachman, PhD.; Ona Robinson, PhD; Henry Spitz, MD; David Weiser, MD; Nancy M. Witt, MS; Zeke Youcha, MSW
Additional topics have included: Applying Group Dynamics to Business Consultation, Eating Disordered Patients and Group Therapy, Psychodrama, Cognitive Behavioral Group Therapy, Working with Male Survivors of Sexual Abuse, Group Therapy with Holocaust Survivors, Groups within Managed Care, Sandor Ferenczi and Group Therapy, Dealing with Work Inhibitions in Group Therapy, and Homogenous Groups, Group Psychotherapy for Patients with Major Impairments, Counter Gang for Inner-City Youth, Management of Anger & Violence, Goal-Focused Group Psychotherapy for Older Adults, The Medical Community under the Nazis.
Previous conferences and panels:
April 27, 2001, Day-long conference on "Sharing the Circle of Life
with Adolescents: Group Dynamics and Practices", Westchester Country Club, Harrison,
New York. Co-sponsored with the Westchester Medical Center
Department of Behavioral Medicine.